One of the best gifts your child gets for their birthday is a birthday card. Yes, I know they just rip past them to get to the present. However, after the party and chaos those birthday cards can be read, enjoyed, and loved. Check out these ideas:
1. Put the cards in a basket. Pick them up and read them together. I keep my daughters' in a basket that is right by their play kitchen. We pick them up and read them. They love the messages from their family and friends. You could keep them anywhere: on your child's desk, in a basket by their bed, in a shoebox, or even in the car by their seat. We've added Easter and thank you cards to our basket too.2. If you are ready to throw them away, allow your children to cut them up and use them for art projects. They'll reread the numbers or the words as they create. They could actually cut out the words, "Happy Birthday" to make a birthday card for someone else.
3. Make sewing cards. Cut the front part of the card away from the back. Punch holes all around the perimeter. Attach yarn and you have a sewing card. Your child will read the card as they sew (aka practice fine motor skills). My daughters "sewed" old Christmas cards. We wrote thank you notes to their teachers on the backside to sneak in gratitude and little bit more literacy.Add your ideas in the comments. Let's help each other. Happy birthday (or unbirthday)!
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